MUSIC SHOULD BELONG TO EVERYONE

The publication is in English and Hungarian.Did Zoltán Kodály write a book on methodology? Hungarian and foreign music educators have often asked this question. The answer is definitively no. However, in reading his writings, statements, forewords and epilogues to his reading-practicing exercises, we can get a clear picture of an explicitly outlined concept of w h a t, w h e n and h o w should be taught in order that music becomes accessible for everyone.The 120 quotations refer to:- the role of music in the nurturing of youth, in public education,- the primary importance of singing,- children's songs and folksongs in the kindergarten and school curricula,- the importance of musical reading and writing,- the use of relative solmisation as the most effective tool,- the use of the early introduction of polyphony,- the real connoisseur of music,- listening to music-program music,- good music-bad music, the effect of music on general human behavior,- the role of the teacher,- the importance of singing in choirs,- contemporary music,- the adaptation of the concept in other countries.A short list of interesting exercises is added (in English) to the volume.